Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 13:46:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Chet <echet@coil.com> To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.05R reboot hangs Message-ID: <199506221746.NAA29378@bronze.coil.com> In-Reply-To: <199506221725.KAA06690@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Jun 22, 95 10:25:21 am
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> > > > > Hallo Rod & Bug-Readers, > > > > > > sometimes the reboot hangs on an 486-DX4-100 PCI (ASUS4SP3G - Board). > > > > > > CHeck that you have your external cache set to write-through mode, > > > and ISA GAT mode disabled in the BIOS setup screens. > > > > > Well Rod, thank you for the hint (it was not on write-through > > and ISA GAT was enabled), but the problem remains; > > > > and it seems, that about each 2nd reboot fails. > > > > any further suggestions ? > > Have you customized the kernel for the machine? Or are you running > the GENERIC kernel. I have had 2 sites report ASUS-PCI/I-486SP3G boot > hangs when using the GENERIC kernel (though I can not duplicate them > here) that went away once they built a kernel specifically for the > hardware they had. > > Have you triple checked your SCSI bus termination, and when the hang > happens does your SCSI drive LED tend to be on solid indicating a > scsi bus hang? Hello I have a ASUS-SP3G W/i486DX2/66. I have the same problem, it hangs during reboot 30% of the time. I don't have any problems with my scsi bus. There are two quantum drives and a plextor CDROM on the scsi bus. I compiled a custom kernel a week ago. Eric echet@coil.com > > > -- > Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com > Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD >
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